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RH. GASSWELL.

GURD MILL.

Not 398,880. Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

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RICHARD II. CASSVELL, OF IGERSOIQI., ONTARIO, CAND.

CURB-MILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,880, dated March 5, 1889.

Application tiled May 23, 1388. Serial No. 274,852. (No modeld Patented in Canada May 18, 1888, No. 29,176.

To CLZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD HENRY CAss- WELL, of Ingersoll, in the Province of Ontario, in theDominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curd- Mills, (for which I have received a patent of the Dominion ot Canada, No. 29,176, dated May 18, 1888;) and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is atop view of my improved curdmill. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ot' the saine. Fig. El is a longitudinal vertical section of the same. Fig. 4 is a top view ot my improved mill, the swinging presser removed to show the intersecting knives underneath. Fig. 5 a section on line X X, Fig. 3, showing a gate, when such is desired, and Fig. G is a front elevation ot said gate detached from the trough.

)ly invention hasfor its object to aecomplish the cutting of curd expeditiously and in an improved manner, y

My invention consists of a curd-mill comprising a trame, a reciprocating trough, a swinging presser, and a crank-shaft and pitman to reciprocate the trough, which trough is provided with diagonally-crossed knives in a portion of the bottom underneath the presser, `and said presser swung by the reciprocation of the trough to force the curd between the knives.

A is a horizontal rectangular trarne of the or bottom, and the gate remains stationary mill, and I3 B posts affixed to said Yframe and supported by braces C C. The longitudinal rails of the trame are provided with grooves d a', in which slide a trough, l), having an opening in the bottom near the inner end, said opening provided with diagonally-intersecting knives d to cut lozenge-shaped figures by pressing the curd through the knives.

E is a swinging presser hung on a bar, F, connecting the posts B Il. The presser swings from a perpendicular position, and in such position the bottom is in contact with the knives; but when the presser is swung forwardly, or toward the open or feed end of the trough, the knives and bottom of the presser will be exposed from the front. The curd is then ted to the knives by being pushed under the presser, and the presser, returning to a vertical position, will gradually force the curd through the knives, and the curd will be cut into small pieces and fall into a receptacle placed to receive it. The swinging of the presser is effected bythe reciprocation of the trough, and the rec-iprocation of the trough is eiiected by a pitman, H, and crank-shaft I, journaled to frame A and carrying a pulley, .I which is driven by a belt from suitable mo tive power. IVhen the trough is moved for ward by the pitman, the closed end c of the trough pushes the presser onward and exposes the bottom of the presser from the front of the trough, and when the trough recedesa bar, K, across the trough pushes the presser to close against the knives and effect the cutting et the curd.

lVhen it is desired to cut the curd a second time, use is made of a removable gate, M, (shown in elevation in dotted lines in Figs. 5 and G, and its position within the trough by dotted lines in Fig. 3.) The gate is a iiat board held stationary crosswise of the trough by a bar, L, bent to form three sides of a rectangle, the top edge of the gate secured to t-he horizontal middle portion of the bar. The legs olf the bar extend below the lower edge of the gate, and said legs stand ott' from the vertical edges ot the gate and parallel thereto. The frame A is provided with a hole or holes on opposite sides of the trough to receive the legs or bar L and support the gate vertically in the trough without contact with the sides while the trough reciprocates, so that at each return reciprocation of the trough the curd will be pressed against the gate and forced l under the presser to be recut by the knives.

At the first cutting, the curd being unbroken, it can be pushed solidly by hand under the presser, and therefore the gate need only be t used when the curd is broken, or after the tirst cutting.

I claim as my invention-- 1. In a. curd-mill, the combination, with a supportiiig-frame, A, having posts B B', ot a swinging presser, E, hung'froin said posts, and a trough, D, under the presser, said trough having an aperture in t-he bottom provided with intersectingknives d, and an end, c, and cross-bar K, to swing the 'presser when the IOO trough -is reciprocated to alternately expose and cover the knives, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a curd-lnill, the combination, with a supporting frame, A, of the reciprocating trough D, having an aperture in the bottom, provided with diagonaUy-intersecting knives d, a swinging presser, E, hung from posts B B of said frame and between an end, c, and cross-bar K of the trough, and a pitnian, I, and crank-shaft H to reciprocate the trough, whereby the knives are exposed when the presser swings from the perpendicular, and the presser closes upon the knives When at the perpendicular, for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the reciprocating 15 trough D and the supporting-frame A, the gate M, secured at top to a bent bar, L, straddlin g the trough and standing in holes in the frame, whereby the gate will remain stationary crosswise of the trough when the trough 2o JN0. ANDREWS,

GEO. F. CLARK. 

